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Though the Heavens May Fall - by Steven M Wise (Paperback)

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  • How one man's case changed the trajectory of slavery and the global abolition movement forever.
  • About the Author: Steven M. Wise, J.D., has practiced animal law for over twenty years and has taught at the Harvard, Vermont, and John Marshall law schools.
  • 320 Pages
  • History, Europe

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For the first time comes the complete, exciting story of the landmark trail that led to the abolition of slavery in the Western world. 16-page photo insert.



Book Synopsis



How one man's case changed the trajectory of slavery and the global abolition movement forever.

The case of James Somerset, an escaped slave, in June of 1772 in London's Westminster Hall was a decisive turning point in human history. Steven Wise has uncovered fascinating new revelations in this case, which statesmen of the time threatened would bring the economy of the British Empire to a crashing halt. In a gripping, hour-by-hour narrative of the trial and the inflamed participants, Wise leads the reader to the extraordinary and unexpected decision by the great conservative judge, Lord Mansfield, which led to the United States' own abolition movement. As the case drew to a close, and defenders of slavery pleaded with him to maintain the system, Mansfield's reply has resounded down through more than two centuries: "Let Justice be done, though the Heavens may fall."



About the Author



Steven M. Wise, J.D., has practiced animal law for over twenty years and has taught at the Harvard, Vermont, and John Marshall law schools. He is President of the Center for the Expansion of Fundamental Rights, which he founded in 1995. The author of Rattling the Cage, praised by Cass Sunstein as "an impassioned, fascinating, and in many ways startling book" (New York Times Book Review), and Drawing the Line, which Nature called "provocative and disturbing," he has been profiled nationally by such publications as the New York Times, the Washington Post, and Time magazine.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.98 Inches (H) x 6.46 Inches (W) x .8 Inches (D)
Weight: .98 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Sub-Genre: Europe
Genre: History
Number of Pages: 320
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Theme: Great Britain, General
Format: Paperback
Author: Steven M Wise
Language: English
Street Date: January 3, 2006
TCIN: 78562263
UPC: 9780306814501
Item Number (DPCI): 247-34-2346
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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